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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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